WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Idaho. APHIS shared on Friday, March 29 that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, was working to confirm presumptive positive test results from an I  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in New Mexico, as well as 5 additional dairy herds in Texas. APHIS shared on Fri., March 29 that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: POCATELLO, Idaho - Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by a federal gr  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 5 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Dr. Gerald Knouf, a family medicine doctor formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, agreed to pay $96,000 to resolve allegations that he wrote unlawful prescriptions, prescribed dangerous combinations of drugs, and billed Medicare and Medicaid for services that were not performed, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. The settlement also res  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in seven Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana and Washington of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to off  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the Salt Lake City area of operations covering Utah, Nevada, Montana and Idaho apprehended nine unlawfully present noncitizens who have been convicted of drug trafficking or multiple drug possession-related offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, heroin or synthetic drugs dur  more

HILL AFB, Utah, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airmen in the 388th Fighter Wing practiced Agile Combat Employment with the F-35A Lightning II during a large force exercise in Utah and Idaho last week. From March 22-29, Airmen in the 34th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron operated from Hill Air Force Base and "contingency locations" at Historic Wendover Airfie  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 1, 2024: Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California, and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by a federal grand jury on methampheta  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 3, 2024: Dr. Gerald Knouf, a family medicine doctor formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, agreed to pay $96,000 to resolve allegations that he wrote unlawful prescriptions, prescribed dangerous combinations of drugs, and billed Medicare and Medicaid for services that were not performed, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. The settlement also restricts Dr. Knouf's DEA r  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed an $45,000 civil penalty against International Isotopes of Idaho Falls, Idaho, for violations of NRC requirements associated with the import and transfer of radioactive materials. The violations were documented in a December 2023 inspection report. International Isotopes uses radioactive materials in the manufacture of devices for medical a  more

OLDTOWN, Idaho, April 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release: To selectively manage the invasive weed flowering rush, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albeni Falls Dam staff are performing herbicide treatments at six separate locations on dewatered portions of Lake Pend Oreille and Pend Oreille River. The staff plan to treat the dewatered areas between April 8 and May 20 on up to 21 acres at the following USACE-owned locations: Riley Creek   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 5, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug trafficking cases in Southern Idaho today. 1. Coconspirators Each Sentenced to Over 100 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine. In one case, Jason Castillo, 46, of Nampa, and Cheyanne Juarez, 31, of Ontario, Oregon were each sentenced to over 100 months in federal prison f  more